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'''Rigolets''' is a {{convert|8|mi|km|adj=mid|-long}} deepwater [[strait]] in [[Louisiana]]. "Rigolets" comes from the word ''rigole'', [[French language|French]] for 'trench' or 'gutter'. The name is now locally pronounced "RIG-uh-leez". | The '''Rigolets''' is a {{convert|8|mi|km|adj=mid|-long}} deepwater [[tidal strait]] in [[Louisiana]]. "Rigolets" comes from the word ''rigole'', [[French language|French]] for 'trench' or 'gutter'. The name is now locally pronounced "RIG-uh-leez". | ||
The strait begins at {{coord|30|10|40|N|89|44|40|W}} and follows a generally eastward course to [[Lake Borgne]], a lagoon in the [[Gulf of Mexico]], and finally to the Gulf of Mexico, where it ends at {{coord|30|09|16|N|89|37|31|W}}. Along with nearby [[Chef Menteur Pass]], the Rigolets connects [[Lake Pontchartrain]] and [[Lake St. Catherine (Louisiana)|Lake St. Catherine]] in Louisiana to Lake Borgne, and then to the Gulf of Mexico.<ref>{{cite web |title=The Rigolets |url={{Gnis3|540673}} |url-status=live |archive-url=https://archive.today/20240424172152/https://edits.nationalmap.gov/apps/gaz-domestic/public/gaz-record/540673 |archive-date=2024-04-24 |access-date=2006-04-17 |work=USGS Geographic Names Information System}} </ref><ref>{{cite web | title=Comprehensive Habitat Management Plan for the Lake Pontchartrain Basin | work=Lake Pontchartrain Basin Foundation | date=2005-11-18 | format=PDF | url=http://www.saveourlake.org/pdfs/CHMP%2011-18-05%20web%20release.pdf | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20060316062557/http://www.saveourlake.org/pdfs/CHMP%2011-18-05%20web%20release.pdf | url-status=dead | archive-date=2006-03-16 | access-date=2006-04-15 }}</ref> It forms the boundary between [[New Orleans]] (Orleans Parish) and [[St. Tammany Parish]]. | The strait begins at {{coord|30|10|40|N|89|44|40|W}} and follows a generally eastward course to [[Lake Borgne]], a lagoon in the [[Gulf of Mexico]], and finally to the Gulf of Mexico, where it ends at {{coord|30|09|16|N|89|37|31|W}}. Along with nearby [[Chef Menteur Pass]], the Rigolets connects [[Lake Pontchartrain]] and [[Lake St. Catherine (Louisiana)|Lake St. Catherine]] in Louisiana to Lake Borgne, and then to the Gulf of Mexico.<ref>{{cite web |title=The Rigolets |url={{Gnis3|540673}} |url-status=live |archive-url=https://archive.today/20240424172152/https://edits.nationalmap.gov/apps/gaz-domestic/public/gaz-record/540673 |archive-date=2024-04-24 |access-date=2006-04-17 |work=USGS Geographic Names Information System}} </ref><ref>{{cite web | title=Comprehensive Habitat Management Plan for the Lake Pontchartrain Basin | work=Lake Pontchartrain Basin Foundation | date=2005-11-18 | format=PDF | url=http://www.saveourlake.org/pdfs/CHMP%2011-18-05%20web%20release.pdf | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20060316062557/http://www.saveourlake.org/pdfs/CHMP%2011-18-05%20web%20release.pdf | url-status=dead | archive-date=2006-03-16 | access-date=2006-04-15 }}</ref> It forms the boundary between [[New Orleans]] (Orleans Parish) and [[St. Tammany Parish]]. | ||
Latest revision as of 14:58, 1 July 2025
Template:Short description Script error: No such module "Distinguish". Template:Main otherScript error: No such module "Infobox".Template:Template otherScript error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".Template:Main other The Rigolets is a Template:Convert deepwater tidal strait in Louisiana. "Rigolets" comes from the word rigole, French for 'trench' or 'gutter'. The name is now locally pronounced "RIG-uh-leez".
The strait begins at Template:Coord and follows a generally eastward course to Lake Borgne, a lagoon in the Gulf of Mexico, and finally to the Gulf of Mexico, where it ends at Template:Coord. Along with nearby Chef Menteur Pass, the Rigolets connects Lake Pontchartrain and Lake St. Catherine in Louisiana to Lake Borgne, and then to the Gulf of Mexico.[1][2] It forms the boundary between New Orleans (Orleans Parish) and St. Tammany Parish.
Tidal pass
As a deepwater tidal pass, the Rigolets helps supply salt water from the Gulf to Lake Pontchartrain.[3] Tidal scouring has produced a deep pit in the lake at the western mouth of the strait.[4] Since the Rigolets is a channel through which Gulf storm surges can approach the New Orleans area, there have been proposals to construct floodgates to try to protect the city, especially since the destructiveness of hurricanes in the early 21st century.[5]
Fort Pike
The United States constructed Fort Pike following the War of 1812 to protect passage on the Rigolets.[6] The fort was abandoned in 1890 when it was no longer considered necessary.
Bridges
The Rigolets is spanned by two bridges. The western terminus of the U.S. Route 90 Rigolets Bridge is located immediately north of Fort Pike. It was damaged by Hurricane Katrina in August 2005, and required major repairs.[7] Farther south, CSX Transportation crosses the Rigolets on a 4,555-ft (1,388-meter) railroad bridge.[8] Hurricane damage there from Katrina included shifted spans and the loss of timber decking.[9]
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